Terry Towelling nappies

It was the back end of the 60s before I handled nappies on a baby. Nappies then were large Terry towelling squares which had to be folded in a specific way before putting the baby in them. A nappy liner (probably made of something like non woven fibre) was positioned inside the nappy so that the baby’s solid output was kept away from direct contact with the nappy (in theory). The nappy was held in place by one or two nappy pins.  Relatively easy with practise on larger babies, very difficult with small ones as the bulk of the nappy seemed greater than the baby itself. A pair of plastic pants was pulled over to stop (some) of the dampness coming out. Nappy rash was a lot more common than it is nowadays.  The used nappy had first to be emptied (scaped) of solid matter and then it was put in a bucket which had a solution of Napisan in it;  the nappy was left to fester in company with other nappies until the bucket had to be emptied and the contents thoroughly rinsed before being washed;  they were then dried and folded ready for the next fun cycle. Modern disposable nappies are really very much easier and better!